This is the personal website of law enforcement technology and information security consultant Nick Selby. Nick is a Texas police detective, and CEO and co-founder of Secure Ideas Response Team. He frequently writes and speaks on law enforcement, data, technology and information security. His new blog is at nselby.github.io. He recently wrote in The Washington Post about his experience in pain management and with opioid use. You can watch an informative, entertaining, 15-minute TED-style talk in which Nick describes the big-picture of law enforcement technology.

Quick Bio: Nick Selby is a Texas police detective who investigates computer fraud, and child exploitation. He is also a cyber-security incident responder. A frequent contributor to newspapers including the Washington Post and New York Times. He is co-author of Cyber Survival Manual: From Identity Theft to The Digital Apocalypse and Everything in Between; In Context: Understanding Police Killings of Unarmed Civilians; Blackhatonomics: Understanding the Economics of Cybercrime; and technical editor of Investigating Internet Crimes: An Introduction to Solving Crimes in Cyberspace.

Some recent media appearances Nick is proud of include PRI’s The Takeaway, discussing how to identify yourself to law enforcement during a traffic stop (especially if you are carrying a gun); an op-ed in The New York Times about how the bad guys win if police reject protests; The Crime Report, on how a “national conversation” means we all must also listen; CNN on the aftermath of the Dallas ambush on officers; and The Washington Post, on low-hanging fruit suggested by research on police killings of unarmed civilians.

Oh, and if you’re looking for the Nick Selby who made that awesome Georgia Tech convocation speech, or the Zimbabwean Land Rover specialist, or the Walt Whitman expert, they’re not me – have a look at my Nick Selby Disambiguation Page for more.

Some Articles

A selection of articles I have written since 2015 about police killings and race in the Albany Times-Union, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Medium, The New York Times, Real Clear Policy, The Washington Post, and USA Today. Albany Times Union Cops & Community Bond Is Key This past month saw several deadly encounters between police and unarmed […]

I co-wrote this monster of a guide along with Andrea Schulte-Peevers, Steve Fallon and Anthony Haywood. I covered Bavaria, the ever-lovely Mecklenberg-Vorpommern, half of Lower Saxony (maybe the bigger half), half of Baden-Wurttemburg (the smaller one), Saxony and Saxon Anhalt. And while Steve covered Berlin, I wrote the Trabant joke. All told, probably my favorite […]

Written by experts on the frontlines, Investigating Internet Crimes provides seasoned and new investigators with the background and tools they need to investigate crime occurring in the online world. This invaluable guide provides step-by-step instructions for investigating Internet crimes, including locating, interpreting, understanding, collecting, and documenting online electronic evidence to benefit investigations. This year I served as […]

Tackling the entire state of Florida with your wife is a great way to test the strength of a marriage, and Corinna and I had not just one but two books – this and Lonely Planet”s Miami – to do! We managed not only to stay married, but to produce one hell of a guide […]

What a blast. I covered the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo, as well as updating the history, flora and fauna, and all that stuff in the front of the book, while Andrew, Chris, Robyn and Leo tackled the rest of the country. The basic assignment I got was, “Cut the book […]